Crumble

A crumble is typically a dessert with a crumbly topping consisting of flour, butter, sugar, and sometimes oats, baked over a fruit filling. Apple and rhubarb are two popular varieties. Savoury fillings such as meat, cheese or vegetables may alternatively be used. As a dessert, crumbles are traditionally served with custard, cream, or ice cream.^[1]

An apple crumble recipe involving a simple streusel topping appeared in the Canadian Farmer's Magazine in February 1917.^[2] Crumbles became popular in Britain during World War II, when the topping was an economical alternative to pies due to shortages of pastry ingredients as the result of rationing.^[3] Crumbles in varying forms are common in Britain, Ireland, and across the Commonwealth of Nations. While the dish is also found in the US, a similar dessert known as an "apple crisp" bears the same name in American English.^[4][5]

See also

• Cobbler (food)
• Crisp
• Brown Betty
• Smulpaj, a similar Swedish dessert
• Streusel

References

External links

• The dictionary definition of crumble at Wiktionary
• Media related to Crumble (British dish) at Wikimedia Commons
• Crumble recipes
• What is a crumble

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